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US 2015/0310892 A1Published application
Storage system with multiple media scratch pads
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorAndrew M. Kowles
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Abstract
A system or a device having a storage area with a plurality of circumferential tracks around a central axis, the tracks for storing data therein. The system or device includes at least two media scratch pads in the storage area, located at different radii from the central axis. In some implementations, the storage area has multiple discs.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a storage area having a plurality of tracks for storing data therein, and
- at least two media scratch pads, the at least two media scratch pads located at different locations on the storage area.
A system comprising:
- a storage media;
- and
- a storage controller configured to designate a plurality of non-contiguous storage areas on the storage media as media scratch pads.
A method comprising:
- designating a plurality of non-contiguous storage areas on a storage media as media scratch pads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.